a "Primrose Utopia"

Rating: 8/10 (11 December 2005)

A "Primrose Utopia"! That is what the inhabitants of the Compound think awaits them at The Island. The Compound is where the remainder of the human race lives, after the world has been completely contaminated, and the Island is on the only place left on Earth that is not contaminated. At least, this is what we, and the characters, are led to believe in this futuristic film. The reality, which Echo must discover, is far from this.
Watching this film I can't help but think about B.F. Skinner, and his famous and controversial book on Utopian societies called Walden Two. Of course, in Walden Two the Utopian society wasn't a preposterous scheme dreamed up by the controllers of the world. Yes, this would be more like an anti-Utopian society. Regardless, this is a really good movie worth watching, and makes one wonder if Ethan and Echo are simply clones.